Term Name: primary alcohol biosynthetic process
Synonyms: monohydric alcohol biosynthetic process, primary alcohol anabolism, primary alcohol biosynthesis, primary alcohol formation, primary alcohol synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of primary alcohols. A primary alcohol is any alcohol in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has either three hydrogen atoms attached to it or only one other carbon atom and two hydrogen atoms attached to it.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0034309]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: alcohol biosynthetic process primary alcohol metabolic process
has subtype: (+)-lariciresinol biosynthetic process 1-butanol biosynthetic process aldosterone biosynthetic process aromatic primary alcohol biosynthetic process chrysobactin biosynthetic process cortisol biosynthetic process ethanol biosynthetic process ethanolamine biosynthetic process farnesol biosynthetic process geraniol biosynthetic process glycolate biosynthetic process isobutanol biosynthetic process kojic acid biosynthetic process methanol biosynthetic process octanol biosynthetic process phytol biosynthetic process thiamine biosynthetic process vomitoxin biosynthetic process